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JonathanE
03-14-2014, 12:00
I found this 3 part video on YouTube yesterday, and it has helped me to understand how a 3 masted square rigged ship maneuvers, and indirectly how working rigging, well, works. :wink:

The ship is more modern but the techniques are, possibly, timeless!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6DZIvMZWzQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlRbcTsm2rc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3jU9Xz_GHE

Tacking is not as simple as some might think ( I did before viewing these: you just turn through the wind quickly, maybe slow down a bit, then take off on your new course :smack: )

Didn't find these referenced elsewhere in the forums, so thought this might be of interest to others ( not sure of any other descriptions, or links here that explains How To Sail ).

Now I'd like to find out how (which) sails are set for Battle Sails? :hmmm:

Jon